Ach-Laut

German

Alternative forms

• ach-Laut (officially nonstandard, but very common)
• Achlaut (recommended by Duden, but quite rare)

Etymology

From ach (“och, oh, alas”, interjection) +‎ Laut (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaxlaʊ̯t/, [ˈʔaχ.laʊ̯t], [ˈʔax.laʊ̯t]

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Noun

Ach-Laut m (strong, genitive Ach-Lauts or Ach-Lautes, plural Ach-Laute)

1. ach-laut (any voiceless fricative ranging between velar and uvular)

   Synonym: stimmloser velarer/uvularer Frikativ/Reibelaut

Declension

Declension of Ach-Laut [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ach-Laut	die	Ach-Laute
genitive	eines	des	Ach-Lauts, Ach-Lautes	der	Ach-Laute
dative	einem	dem	Ach-Laut, Ach-Laute1	den	Ach-Lauten
accusative	einen	den	Ach-Laut	die	Ach-Laute

¹Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

• Ich-Laut

Descendants

• → English: ach-laut